PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong has chosen Say it Ain't So as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Chang
vs
Furlong

182 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
26
187 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Furlong or perhaps it was just good defense by Chang which made him look bad.

Chang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furlong is pulling down on Chang's head. It's preventing any offense from Chang, at least for the moment.
Furlong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chang postures up.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Furlong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chang postures up in Furlong's guard and throws a big left but Furlong blocks it.
Furlong wants to sweep but no luck.
Furlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang looking to sit in guard and control but Furlong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
Furlong wants to control from the top but Chang keeps moving.
Furlong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang managing to control the position.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edward Furlong.

Chang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Furlong's guard.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang preventing the sweep.
Furlong working a defensive guard here.
Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Furlong trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Chang throws an elbow that misses. Furlong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chang's guard. Nice move by Furlong!
Furlong trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang has his hands on Furlong's head, controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furlong passes Chang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang trying to control from the bottom.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furlong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furlong misses with a wild combination.
Furlong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Furlong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Furlong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chang keeps working.

Furlong seems to be looking for submissions.
Chang controlling the position for now.
Chang regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to sweep here but Furlong controlling him for the moment.
Furlong postures up.
Chang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Furlong manages to get himself to full guard.
Furlong trying to control the position.
Chang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furlong keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang wants to control from the top but Furlong keeps moving.
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang works over Furlong with some ground and pound from guard.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Furlong.
Pumola Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Furlong controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang wants to control from the top but Furlong keeps moving.
Furlong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Furlong fails with the takedown

and Chang counters with a single leg into guard. Furlong didn't expect that.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Furlong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Furlong blocks nicely.
Chang working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong has Chang pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Chang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furlong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chang has managed to get both his arms back between Furlong's legs - danger averted.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chang lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Furlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pumola Chang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Furlong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chang postures up in Furlong's guard and throws a big left but Furlong blocks it.
Chang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furlong managing to control the position.
Furlong looking for a sweep. Not yet Furlong, not yet.
Furlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chang trying to control but Furlong is working from the bottom.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang won't allow Furlong to sweep him here.
Furlong is trying to keep Chang in close.

Furlong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Furlong.
Chang lands a few punches from side control.
Furlong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang lands an elbow.
Chang cracks Furlong with a big elbow.
Furlong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Furlong keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furlong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chang lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Furlong down.
Chang throwing strikes but Furlong manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Chang isn't going anywhere.
Furlong trying to control the action but Chang is working from the bottom.
Chang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pumola Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chang trying to control but Furlong postures up.
Chang is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong trying to pass the guard but Chang defending well.
Chang controlling the position well.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pumola Chang just wasn't active enough.
Furlong is looking to clinch.
Furlong moves away from the strike by Chang.
Furlong wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Furlong.
Nice takedown defense from Chang. No joy for Furlong on that attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Chang.

Chang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Furlong quickly recovers to half guard.
Furlong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furlong is looking for a sweep. Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chang throwing shots but Furlong is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Furlong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chang throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Furlong to regain full guard.
Edward Furlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pumola Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumola Chang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pumola Chang thanked Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).